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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Sony Alpha a6600 front
Portability
77
Imaging
69
Features
96
Overall
79

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Key Specs

Panasonic GH2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 442g - 124 x 90 x 76mm
  • Introduced March 2011
  • Superseded the Panasonic GH1
  • Updated by Panasonic GH3
Sony A6600
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Boost to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 503g - 120 x 67 x 69mm
  • Revealed August 2019
  • Newer Model is Sony A6700
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Overview

Here, we are comparing the Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The GH2 was introduced 9 years earlier than the A6600 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the GH2 scores against the A6600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Sony A6600

 GH2 A6600 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display

Reasons to pick Sony A6600 over the Panasonic GH2

 A6600 GH2 
RevealedAugust 2019March 2011More recent by 102 months
Display resolution922k460kClearer display (+462k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6600

 GH2 A6600 
Manually focus Very exact focus
Display size3"3"Same display size
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly
Touch display Easily navigate

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH2 features exterior dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the GH2 compared to the A6600.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH2 and A6600 is 70 and 77 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing specifications. The visual below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH2 and A6600.

To sum up, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH2 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will produce greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older GH2 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A6600 as a Portrait photography camera
70
has manual focus
good MP (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
81
manual focus
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
provides face detect focus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Street photography details
Sony A6600 Street photography details
68
screen articulates fully
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
83
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
features touch to focus
weather proofing
above average high ISO (32,000)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Sports photography camera
Sony A6600 as a Sports photography camera
46
good MP (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
max fps very slow (3.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
bad battery (330 shots)
has no phase detect AF
84
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
provides tracking focus
weather proofing
great battery life (810 shots)
supports phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GH2
Travel photography with Sony A6600
62
good MP (16MP)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
missing Timelapse recording
bad battery (330 CIPA)
84
great battery life (810 shots)
weather proofing
supports bluetooth
features touch to focus
megapixel count decent (24MP)
screen is selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GH2
Landscape photography with Sony A6600
60
has manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
good MP (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
bad battery (330 per charge)
missing Timelapse recording
85
manual focus
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
above average high ISO (32,000)
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
great battery life (810 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Vlogging camera
Sony A6600 as a Vlogging camera
71
screen is selfie friendly
has touchscreen
supports face detection focusing
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have external microphone socket
no image stabilization
84
screen is selfie friendly
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
provides face detect focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with microphone socket
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6600 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6600
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Sony Alpha a6600
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Sony Alpha a6600
Class Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2011-03-23 2019-08-28
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine FHD Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 12800 32000
Max enhanced ISO - 102400
Min native ISO 160 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 425
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Total lenses 107 121
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x 0.71x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames/s 11.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 15.60 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24, 30, 60fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 442 grams (0.97 lbs) 503 grams (1.11 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") 120 x 67 x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 60 82
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 23.8
DXO Dynamic range score 11.3 13.4
DXO Low light score 655 1497
Other
Battery life 330 pictures 810 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FZ1000
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots 1 1
Cost at release $1,000 $1,198